Shadowplec6
If possible, could we get a picture of the snail facing forward, facing side ways, a clear picture of it, and a picture out of water? I believe these pictures will help.Anyone know what kind of snail this is?
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Shadowplec6
If possible, could we get a picture of the snail facing forward, facing side ways, a clear picture of it, and a picture out of water? I believe these pictures will help.
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We're debating this so hotly lol. Like it actually makes a difference what OP's snail is.
Is there any way that it could be a baby nerite snail that hicked a ride in one of invertebrate order, because it looks a little like my zebra nerites but spotted?
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I would highly doubt it due to what shape I'm seeing the shell as. Add to that the fact that as far as I'm aware of nerite snails aren't sold young, I've only seen adults sold. Given that they require brackish water to breed I doubt many places would even be able to breed them and the fact that you think it came in with other invertebrates would mean they would likely have been in brackish too means that it's unlikely since I don't see very many brackish invertebrates.
That is just my opinion though.
That is just my opinion though.
That may be, I might just have to wait awhile until I can get better pictures; this little stinker is pretty fast for a snail! I will have to catch him at a better angle
Try putting a piece of lettuce in the tank at night, spear it with a fork or something so it sinks, and in the morning he will likely be on it nibbling away. That's a little trick people use for getting rid of excess snails when snail populations explode.
Did some side research and looked into the idea of it being a ramshorn snail and I found a picture of a leopard ramshorn that looks just like it! This picture is not mine!
Up until a few minutes ago I didn't even know they had a specific name and I must say that is a beautiful dark blue on the other ramshorn.
Glad to have helped bud.
Glad to have helped bud.
I was about to say it could be pond snails too. I have an infestation of pond snails in my tank and they all have that same color and pattern to them. Granted mine all tend to have the whirl towards the rear end of the snail so it could definitely just be a coincidence on the color and pattern. mine tend to stay roughly about ¼-⅛ of an inch in size and will change color based on how dark the substrate in the tank is.
